11:30 PM,
Jan. 26, 2013

Jim Weston of Iowa City samples beer Saturday at Brrr Fest at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

Written by

Josh O?Leary
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Jim Weston was just one of the nearly 2,000 beer enthusiasts packed into the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on Saturday, but his attire made him stand out like a stout among lagers.

The Iowa City man was sporting a vest trimmed from top to bottom in bottle caps - "beerdazzled," as he put it.

"I try a new beer and throw the bottle cap in a drawer. I had a big drawer full of them, so I had to do something with them," Weston laughed Saturday during the second annual Brrr Fest on the Iowa River Landing. ...